The round was led by strategic investors and early supporters committed to combating death from heat-related illnesses.

ColdVest is being deployed in schools, athletic programs, and job sites across the U.S.-from indoor industrial facilities to outdoor construction zones-where the risk of heat illness is high. The company is also currently operating in Japan and Australia, and is actively looking at expanding into other countries, supporting efforts to protect workers, students and athletes in some of the world's most heat-vulnerable regions.